Let's be real it's Disney's fault this movie flopped cause they didn't want it to get popular i blame Disney and i think many fans do too

I'm one of the lucky ones who got to see Treasure Planet as a kid and fell in love with it immediately. At the time I was too young to understand or care much about how advertising and release dates impact a movie's success and what that means for the company as a whole, so it was surprising and heartbreaking to learn when I was older that Treasure Planet had been considered a failure. You are 1000% correct to call this movie a masterpiece. It tugs at my heartstrings in a way few other Disney movies manage to, and it's criminally underrated. Here's hoping more people who missed out continue to discover what a gem Treasure Planet really is.

Honestly I feel like Silver isn’t the real villain of the movie, like yeah, he’s a pirate captain and has to act tough to keep control on his crew, but I feel like the moments he spent with Jim are more of his true self showing up. If you want a real villain, that crab guy who killed the ship’s second in command.

I lost my dad at 15, at 21 I started working at my local deli, a year in I met a man around 58, he understood me, he has been very funny, patient, and has been through a lot in his life, he is definitely a father I needed in my life, and he honestly looks at me as a son. I never thought I would see myself so much like Jim so many years later in life.

The thought that this movie was ever considered a "failure" has boggled my mind for many years. Everyone I have ever spoken to about this movie who has seen it has absolutely loved it. Every. Single. One. And the idea that it somehow flopped at the box office on release never made any sense to me either. Until you explained what was most likely Disney's "practices". Seeing what they're like now that I'm an adult and the decisions they've made over the last ten-ish years non of this surprises me either, but it does explain A LOT of confusion I had.

Note taken: Silver is the pinnacle of the Magnificent Bastard trope. And has an arm that makes me think they specifically hired a respectable mechanical engineer for him to figure out how the arm would work.

“This film is a masterpiece, and I will die on this hill.” Same. So much. Loved it from the moment I saw it in theaters as a kid. I was obsessed with the story and the art and characters, the music too. When I bought my PS2, I bought the Treasure Planet game to go with it. I listened to the soundtrack constantly. It’s been one of my topmost favorite Disney films ever since. And I still get emotional. It’s good to hear other people talk about how much they love it too.

I miss when Disney made well written, heart warming, meaningful films and pushed the envelope of what was possible with animation. I think one of my favourite parts that, unfortunately, got skipped over but shows just how clever the writing and transitions are is when Sarah is saying she misses when Jim was a kid "A smiling, happy little boy holding a new pet and begging me to let him keep it." only for Delbert to open the door to the rain and thunder to show Jim carrying Billy Bones. Flawless set up and pay off.

A common criticism about this film that always annoyed me is complaints about Jim being a typical angsty teenager. But that's the entire point of Jim's character, that he starts off as a moody and directionless teenager, who then becomes better as he's able to prove himself and given the advice that he's always needed to hear. It'd be like complaining that Tony Stark starts off as a selfish asshole, even though the entire point of his arc is him becoming a better person. If Jim was a well-adjusted teenager or wide-eyed youth, the relationship with Silver wouldn't work nearly as well, especially that speech Silver gives to Jim, and stuff like the betrayal wouldn't have the same impact either.

15:32 while it is tropey there's a clever detail on that scene, silver is holding onto the treasure with his cyborg arm while trying to reach jim with his biological one, by letting go of the treasure and choosing jim he is also choosing his human side

I'd like to point out that at the beginning, Jim is pretty much suffering from not having a father. But what is the film's solution to that? It is not literally having gotten a *replacement* father. The clumsy doctor pretty much proposed that to Jim's mother, who shot down *that* solution pretty much almost immediately. Jim instead went out into the world, following a map literally only he himself could read, and eventually bonded with an expert in the field that was exactly what Jim wanted to become - a spacer. However, Jim's solution is also *not* found in the *relationship* with this new-found father figure. At the end of the movie, he and Silver have parted ways, and the chance that Silver - a hunted pirate - is going to play *any* stable role in the life of the now-law-abiding Jim Hawkins is pretty much zero. So what is Jim's solution? Having become a man. Only with Silver's help, of course. He could not have done it by himself. But it was Jim who decided to set out, on an adventure, and it was Jim that was open to any opportunity that came his way. That's a life lesson right there, gentlemen.

In recent years you're starting to see the blend with 3D and 2D animation seamlessly and people act like SpiderVerse started it. Sadly this film is largely forgotten and it's crazy to me that the majority of people haven't even seen it! The artistry, writing, craftsmanship and perfectionism of this film fills me with joy everytime I see it. I just wish that Disney didn't betray it :(

I almost cried at the end when Long John Silver left the ship. During his departure, he did one last thing that made him a better father figure than Jim’s biological dad: giving him the choice to come with him. 😭

This vid better be about how bloody brilliant this movie truly is

"I hope I'm there. Catching some of the light coming off you on that day." This quote by Silver to Jim brings tears to my eyes. It's something you want to hear someone say to you and something you want to be able to say to others.

Two things I want to point out. 1) Jim injuring Silver in a way that makes him basically have to use a cane the next time they meet is great. Not only is it a physical parallel to the emotional injury that Silver gave Jim just a few moments ago but it also makes Silver feel weaker, if he had just strode up to Jim with his normal confidence he would have felt like an almost insurmountable obstacle but with him walking with a limp and having to sit down to rest when talking to Jim it makes him feel like hes just another person and knows that hes near the end of this thing that has consumed his life up until this point and is just tired. 2) I love how soft the make Silver look, his size makes him feel strong but every time that someone touches him or he touches his own face there is a bit of give there and to me atleas this is what a god father figure should be, strong but soft.

I wish that you had talked about Jim's final outfit when you were talking about his outfits. His final outfit is the lightest in the movie which kinda represents the culmination of his turn from self doubt to self confidence

To be fair I’m a book nerd. And prefer when films adapt books they stick to the source material. But this film is the exception, I think mostly due to me not like Robert Louis Stevenson’s works. And this film feels more of inspiration than adaptation in the best way possible. And Silver is one of my absolute favorite Disney characters. This is how you write a sympathetic and complex villain.

Treasure Planet is literally what sparked my love for all things Steampunk. I really want to write my own Steampunk novel thanks to this movie.

I actually really like what they did with the trope about holding on to one thing and letting it go because they give it additional weight via visual storytelling: Silver's cyborg parts represents his love for the treasure and the sacrifices he's made in order to finally get it. He's worked his whole life for this one goal and has sacrificed even his own body in order to get whatever edge he can to get this treasure. And in fact it's those very cyborg parts that are enabling him to hold onto the ship at all in the first place. But when he finally makes that pivotal decision and he literally has to choose between two halves of his soul and his body, which half of him catches Jim? The living, flesh and blood, non-cyborg half of him. It adds so much more weight to the scene and I think really beautifully ties together Silver's character arc. Great vid, bro! Glad to see this movie getting some love it is SUCH a good one.

The problem I saw with this film it was geared to teenagers. Today that wouldn’t be as much of an issue. But back when this movie came out the audience for animated movies was a younger pre-teen age. The movie was advertised to that audience and it didn’t work. The movie was basically ahead of its time.

Having watched both "Treasure Planet" and "John Carter" show how money-focused Disney was when an "off-beat film" was made as a passion project of their directors. Both were done as faithful and well-crafted works relating to older stories while also changing them as needed from the source material, but because of the timing they chose to "poorly" market the films for putting the focus on other areas. Clements and Musker were skilled directors, but they were forced to prove themselves through working on films for Disney they weren't entirely interested in doing as a way to get a chance to make their passion project and you can see just how deeply they cared as it was so well-developed. While done as a passion project by Andrew Stanton "John Carter" was poorly marketed because they didn't know what to market it as and apparently chose to put their focus on the newly-acquired Marvel and Lucasfilm properties rather than simply accept the "small tweaks" needed to finish the film before allowing it to go through and make back the $250M (which I think could have happened, with better marketing)

Tin foil hats aside, knowing how mega-corporations work I am 99% sure that the mouse mafia intentionally killed this movie. I never even heard about its existence and when I finally watched it at the age of 16 I was shocked and I couldn't believe that it actually came from Disney. Confused and flabbergasted about why it was so underrated I dug into it and found out about all the suspicious coincidences that led to this movie being basically buried alive, which only strenghtened my hatred for the mouse mafia :/ Even nowadays when quite a lot of people have spoken about how Treasure Planet is an absolutely fantastic hidden gem of Disney, the mouse mafia still don't even acknowledge it's existence. Idk about the USA, but in the rest of the world there isn't as much as a single piece of Treasure Planet merch, mention or anything. They actively kill any originality and quality in order to earn more money, they censor their creators (cough cough Luca cough), they don't even listen to their audience, like when Tangled the Series came out and people were hyped for a possible spin-off for a fan-favorite character, Varian, but the mouse mafia killed that idea with a snap of their fingers because duh, a fun magical adventure about a beloved young alchemist in the world of Tangled wouldn't make them as much money as a forced Frozen sequel where they made Elsa into a rip-off Avatar and completely butchered anything that was good about the first movie :/

Was hoping you'd go into Delbert a little more in the adaptation breakdown. He's simultaneously the bumbling financier and serious family-friend doctor and by nature of having very specific expertise he fills both roles well without being inconsistent. The combination reduces the number of characters to introduce and gives more time for complex arcs, and it gives the doctor a more complex relationship with Jim himself since they're both annoyed with and still care about each other.

the algorithm is scary, because this popped up in my recommended despite never having watched any of your videos; as a diehard treasure planet fan im SO happy it did. this was such an amazing video, and its does such a good work of honoring this absolute fucking MASTERPIECE of a film. its been probably my favorite disney film since i was young, and share the same sentiment of watching it over and over again… alone jajaj . was super choked up over both the scenes and your commentary during the video 😭

I saw Treasure Planet in theaters when I was 9, and I remember how it felt to finally see a family like mine on screen. My father had walked off when I was very young, and I was raised by a single mother who worked really hard to make sure I was taken care of. The *I’m Still Here* scene touched me in a way I had never experienced. This wasn’t just a movie where the main character was missing a parent and it was never brought up or mentioned. The absence of Jim’s dad was always *there* and *felt*. It was pivotal to Jim’s entire character and development, and drove his relationship with Silver. I rediscovered this move on my 20th birthday, and from that moment, it was one of my favorite Disney movies of all time. I’m glad that other people in recent years have also rediscovered (or just discovered) this movie and how beautifully every part of it was done, from the animation to the music to the story. It always makes me sad that such an amazing film was set up to fail.

I seriously think at this point, Disney (the company) has PTSD from the company’s history of close brushes with bankruptcy. Walt’s first company failed epically, Sleeping Beauty was an expensive Art Project that nearly bankrupted them, they struggled in the 70s after Walt died, and did an epic nosedive with The Black Cauldron because at the time audiences weren’t interested in dark fantasy and would rather frolic with pastel bears, only to pull the plane up at the last minute with The Little Mermaid. Nowadays, Disney doesn’t take chances anymore. No more expensive art projects. Just remake after remake after remake.

Silver is my favorite character in any movie ever. "You got the makings of greatness in ya," and his face in the clouds at the end always make me tear up.

Im so glad that this film is getting the appreciation it deserves! I loved the details you pointed out. Honestly, the creators knew what they were doing at every step here. Costume design for Jim was excellent, I loved how you illustrated the colors representation to his arc. In that respect, having him arrive in white at the ending scene was a smart choice. I am relieved they didn't make the sequel to this film. The proposal sounded, to me, like a terrible premise, very trope-y. Which the OG has tropes, but they do a great job both flipping them or giving them teeth, such as the opening storybook scene and the scene where Silver saves Jim. I do wanna play Devil's Advocate about Ben. The character doesn't fit the tone of the rest of the film because he's from this other world "Treasure Planet". I'm thinking this adheres to the ol' Hero's Journey in some way. Though, I agree. I think they could have improved with Ben. I wonder if having Ben teased in the storybook opening and referenced by Billy perhaps as a message to Jim to find Ben's missing piece would have made the late intro both anticipated and easier to digest. I think the character needed more than plot too. Perhaps linking Ben's missing memories and desire to befriend Jim and his child-like persona to Jim's childhood and maybe a muddled memory of the abandonment of his father would have been a way to go. This could have been another pivotal character moment for Jim, I think, if just a few tweaks had been made. Loved this video essay! Thanks for making it :DDD

This and Atlantis are probably my favorite Disney movies. Because I don't dig Disney's formula. So here comes this gem. It was different, it took chances, and that message of that broken kid trying to figure themselves out? Hits everytime. Every. Time. Fantastic work. Thank you for this.

Fun fact: the original design for captain Amelia was to give her tentacle hair, which was obviously cut and was used as an inspiration FOR PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. (When Ben sings “yo-ho yo-ho a pirates life for me” is referencing the Disneyland ride) And something I didn’t pick up on right away, you know how pirates always have a parrot on their shoulder and the parrot mocks what everyone says? We’ll morph is the blob on Silvers shoulder that mocks appearances. I love how this movie isn’t painted in good and bad like black and white, and small details like that aren’t spelled out like they are for the new movies now. This film will forever hold a very special place in my life.

In middle school I had to write a book report on "Treasure Island" - didn't finish reading it, but watched the movie "Treasure Planet" and assumed most of the details would line up. Luckily I never got caught lol, but happy to see the film re-appraised. I think it's definitely the strongest of the "Deep Canvas" Disney movies (Tarzan, Atlantis), but had tough competition that year in terms of animation (Spirited Away and Lilo & Stitch). Sucks that many of these films underperformed at the box office. The 2D animated films of this era (Disney, DreamWorks, and even Warner Brothers) are real classics, and still hold up very well.

I never got to watch this movie when I was younger, in fact I learned of this movie when I was much older. 17 to be exact. I hadn't watched a lot of stuff because I had my grandparents around a lot more than my mum so my introduction to pop culture was much later than most. My boyfriend wanted me to watch this little movie I had only heard bad things about and I was sceptical, but he insisted saying I would fall in love with it. Within the first 10 minutes I was enamoured. Kids movies from Disney only ever had characters orphaned. A parent or both died in a tragic accident and the MC only ever had positive thoughts about their parents but Treasure Planet wasn't that. Jim's parent leaving him, that hit home. When I watched this movie, I understood him better than I had any other character and I felt seen. This movie had me in tears by the end because I had and still am Jim. This movie got me back into watching movies a lot more than I had before and the writing is something i strive to have as I try my best to enter the writing scene. This movie means so much to me and I rewatch it at least twice a year. I'm so sad it flopped, I'm so disheartened that I never got this movie as a child because maybe it would've helped small little baby me to feel less like a burden and something to be left behind.

The premiere broke sorry about that friends. If it wasn't abundantly clear, Disney's biggest failure was how they handled Treasure Planet and set the film up to fail even though it's a modern classic. Also here is the Link to the Director's Cut and my Patreon www.patreon.com/flyingwalrus

I recently watched the movie with its original voiceover for the first time. And while I always liked Silver in my own language, the sheer warmth and grit from his english voice actor makes me love him even more.

I adore this film. That talk between Silver and Jim warms my heart so much. It’s so deep and genuine and even thinking about it gets me all misty-eyed.

I watched this in theatres when it came out, and I have loved this movie with the passion of a thousand dying suns ever since. I even cosplayed as the OG CatLady Captain Amelia herself at some point. This *is* a masterpiece of a movie, so feel free to scooch over on your hill-to-die-on, cuz I'm right there with you!

Love this movie. Definitely an underrated classic- and I love seeing passion videos like this one giving the love it deserves!

I saw the film an eternity ago and it's always stuck with me a bit. I always thought it was the aesthetic, but I've forgotten about the emotional core until now. And Silver's emotional speech... that hits hard. Even now. Thank you for your contribution to the film's return, and I'll definitely need to watch it again. (Came here from seeing the director's cut!)

My mom took me and siblings to see this when we were little, specifically because she loved treasure island, and after the film so did we. the choice doesn't sound like much without context, but we went to the movies about 2-3 times a year and she's a huge Harry Potter fan as well, and she still chose to take us to see treasure planet.

Great film analysis! I’m kind of curious of what your take is on Atlantis. Most people I know who love treasure planet also have a high regard for Atlantis; mostly because it suffered the same fate at the box office, despite it being a great adventure film.

I watched this movie as a kid and listened to the "audiobook" version a million times. As i grew older it faded to the back of my mind but never fell into obscurity and i wholeheartedly agree that Treasure Planet is fantastic and deserved way better. What a stunning and heartfelt interpretation of the source material (which i've also listened to a lot). I realy hope the creators know how beloved this movie is.

I swear, Disney makes the best father son relationships. A Goofy movie has excellent ways of connecting Goofy and max. Lion king has the heartfelt moments between Mufasa and Simba. and this movie takes two characters who aren’t even related and makes them feel like they are just meant to know each other.

This movie always hits me because I really relate with Jim. My father and mother divorced when I was really young, and my replacement step father and I never bonded, I was scared of him and spent as little time around him as possible for abusive reasons of sorts. As such I latched onto father figures through the first half of my life. That Silver comforts Jim scene breaks me down every time. People that had their parents don't understand how much something small like that can really make a child feel like things are ok and they have some worth to the world

I wasn't really interested in this movie as a kid even when it was put on the television, probably because we got conditioned to like flashy, colorful and less mature things, and as a kid you can't really connect to a teenage protagonist as Jim. But when I got older and rewatched it again, I really felt stupid when you know to appreciate the nuances, the writing, the character development, setting and the stunning visuals. This movie definitely deserves to be a cult classic like it has become, and did deserve so so much more.

I can hear the emotions in your voice as you get really into it, as someone who grew up with this move lemme just say I appreciate you taking the time to talk about this HEAVILY under appreciated masterpiece ❤️

Im so thankful that I was able to experience this film around the time of its release. My grandmother had it on VHS and it was one of my favorites to watch every time I went to visit her. Fantastic movie. Stunning visuals and world building. Exceptionally written characters. Even as a young child this movie got me emotional after every viewing. I hold this one in a special place. Thank you for reminding me of how much I love this film.

Early 2000s disney hit different man. They came out with so many bangers back to back and this film easily takes the came for one of my favourite of its time. Loved the space pirate theme, mixed in with that el dorado vibe it just fit so damn well. Great early childhood memories

This movie is indeed a masterpiece, and imo THE best Disney movie ever made. And it drives me insane to no end that the sequel was cancelled.

This video essay is so good! God it’s so nice to hear someone be this passionate about this movie. I haven’t seen this movie since my old vhs player broke in like, 2014, but this movie meant so much to me as a kid and as a teenager. I have no idea how it got on my radar since I don’t think I regularly watched movies at the theater at that age, but maybe one of the bad trailers caught my attention and my parents were like, “well our kid does like adventure stories, so…”

As a child of divorce in his early teen years living with a single mother and a little brother i fell in love with this film. i can remember my first time watching it, i could relate to Jim in many ways, feeling insecure and feeling like i'm good for nothing, seeing my mom trying her best to raise me as best as she can, trying to live up to the expectations and growing up without a real father figure... this movie meant a lot to me, it was more than just a cartoon... it was and is literally the only movie that has managed to make me emotional watching it, i remember watching it every week for a period of time and trying my hardest to man up and not to get teary eyed during a few emotional scenes or during those flashback montages with that amazing soundtrack, i could almost see myself in Jim. So when i got older and realized that this film was considered a failure i was truely shocked, couldn't believe how much Disney hated it. Treasure Planet will forever have a special place in my heart, i don't care what anybody says, i also consider it a masterpiece and the BEST Disney movie of all time, everything about it is perfect, the plot, the visuals, the characters, the music... god bless the creators of it for making this film.

this whole video had me in tears because of how strongly treasure planet has resonated with me my whole life. it's always been my favorite disney movie and i always connected so deeply with jim and especially his relationship with silver. growing up with my own emotionally unavailable father, i clung to this depiction of father and son like it would save my life.

I was one of the few who saw this in the theatre. Even though it was marketed badly, I could see the animation was gorgeous, and I loved the idea of “Treasure Island in Space.” As a young father I raised my kids on this movie and never regretted that decision. And I think the final action climax, with Jim improvising his own skate rocket and barely making it through the gate, is one of the best ever.

I didn’t watch this when it came out in theaters; the trailers scared me b/c I was quite the scared, little wuss at 5. I did watch when I was in a place similar to Jim. It was around the time I lost my step father and then moved to a whole different state. Despite doing my best and avoiding trouble, I always felt one mistake away from ruining everything and becoming a burden for everyone around me. Treasure Planet is one of my favorite movies for how much it hit’s me right in the heart.

I never actually saw this movie as a kid, but the trailer for this movie is like a formative memory for me. That trailer stuck with me so much, definitely had to do with how many times I saw it since it was part of one of my VHS' but still. That shot when you see the crescent moon turn into a space station stuck with me for the rest of my life. And then I finally saw it as an adult. It destroyed me emotionally in the best way possible. I was sobbing over this movie not only just because it hit home for me. But just the love and passion that went into every frame makes me cry even harder.

I can't say I loved Treasure Planet as a kid, but remember enjoying it at the very least. I also agree that they knew EXACTLY what they were doing with Captain Cat-Lady. Watching the movie now at near 30 years old just makes me think, "so that's how that became one of my types." As for Ben . . . pretty much. He's not the worst in "annoying comedic sidekick" category in this era of animated movies, but yeah. If perhaps the loud and obnoxious humor bit was balanced with something it would work better. I would be the complete opposite of surprised to learn Ben was written this way because its a kids movie and the studio demanded it.

12:06 I don't see that scene as "Silver comforts Jim," there is to much emotion, to much... pride in his speech for it to be comfort. To me it is "Silver inspires Jim."

You mentioned your fear to being children into the world - Once, when I was in high school, my dad related to me that he grew up with a similar fear. My dad was born in 1962, right before the Cuban missile crisis. He grew up in fear of the Soviet Union triggering a nuclear war at any moment. But as he grew older, times changed somewhat. He expressed the joy he had, seeing the birth of each of us, in a way I rarely see my dad get emotional. My two older sisters have had children more recently, in the midst of this pandemic. It has changed them. Raising a child is not easy, but in the midst of all going on in the world, their children are perfectly fine, and it brings them a lot of happiness. It brings relief from the constant negativity. I apologize if this soapbox preaching has made anyone reading this uncomfortable. It is a very big decision to have children - but if you decide to, it should not be an afterthought - it should be one of the major purposes of your life. I think that the joy found in raising children cannot be found anywhere else. I think further, that the next generation of people needs children who believe the world can be a better place. If we believe the world will stay depressing, fearful, and bleak, then it will. If we decide we are going to actively fight to make it better, and teach that to our children, they will believe the world can be a great place. The greatest crisis our society faces is one of giving up. We need people who do not want to give up.

just watched it for the first time, absolutely beautiful film from start to finish, it really was almost perfect aside from the annoying robot. movie makers really did just think every kids movie needs a comic relief to keep kids attention. and the animation was just... next level. that seamless blend between 2D and 3D (aside from BEN I SWEAR ON MY LIFE BEN-) is just breathtaking and what i wish movies would play with more than they do. obviously its expensive and a lot of effort, but the results speak for themselves, maybe not money wise (it would speak money wise if it wasnt sabotaged.) but visually it makes for something worth watching all by itself. truly, the art for a movie alone speaks for the heart in it to me. when i see stunning animation, i see a team that cares, which means that the whole thing will be just as good.

I’d love to see the unfinished script for Treasure Planet 2 adapted into a novel!

I love how genuinely excited and clearly passionate you are about this movie. It was always a guilty pleasure of mine growing up because EVERYONE else said what garbage it was and a shit story/movie and I'm like, "Are we even watching the same movie?!" I think since we live the era of adaptations, we are more accepting of the changes and upgrades made to the story than folks were when this movie first came out. Either that and/or we are all in desperate need of a little whimsy and this movie has it to spare. As you said, I love passion projects and this one shines with so much heart. It really is a solid film. Also: only Disney film to have our hero and our villain be open and emotional in multiple scenes, like holy crap! Bringing the vulnerability of just being human to the big screen!

I just want to add how I feel the first scene also does a really good job at hinting at the lack of Jim's father being around, that it's subtle enough to not raise any suspicions on the first few watchings (heck I just noticed it now and I've lost track of how many times I've seen this movie in my life) This is by far my favorite Disney movies and just movies of all time, it's always just spoke to me in a way no other film has. It's been so influential to me and seeing other people who appreciate it is so validating.

as a fatherless boy that spend the childhood whatching this movie and asking to myself "what have i done to make my dad so mad at me", this is the most important piece of art i ever consumed, it really helped me and still does, last year i remembered the jim's theme (im still here), i was at school and damn, it got me hard, then i watched a couple of times and i dont even know a word that describes how much this thing helped me. Great video, 1+ subscriber.

This is my all time favorite disney movie. And I grew up in the 90s with movies like lion king, toy story, and aladdin being my literal childhood. This movie just struck a chord with me and soared above all other disney movies, before and after it was made. My love for this incredible film runs very deep

'Silver Comforts Jim' triggers all my dad issues at once with jet fuel intensity. Ugly sobbing, no exceptions.

12:05 considering “Silver comforts Jim” is the name of the song from the soundtrack, it’s a perfect name for the scene 😄 I remember seeing commercials for this on tv but wasn’t super interested (due to the marketing and I clearly remember already being annoyed by B.E.N.). Years later in high school, something got me to watch it and I fell in love. More years beyond that and I still watch it to this day, listen to the soundtrack and even bought an art print. It’s such a masterpiece of a movie and it’s such a shame it didn’t do as well and many people haven’t watched it, but I’m just glad it exists ✨

yes this movie, my god- everything about it just hit me so hard- i got to see it in theaters, as a young teen, for my birthday! it just couldn't have been more perfect- the character design, the score, pirates! baby Jim looking exactly like my baby cousin at the time... and the "makings of greatness in ye" scene, every time i see it, breaks my goddamn heart and rebuilds it- Treasure Planet John Silver is the greatest. my goofy ass was even in a Treasure Planet RP forum 'cause i loved the world they built so much. TREASURE PLANET

I love this movie! I have such a strong memory of going to see this movie with my dad, loving it, having the fattest crush on Jim, and them walking out of the theater to the most beautiful, softly falling snow I've ever seen. It's a memory that has stuck with me for a very long time. I don't remember seeing HP2 or The Santa Clause 2 despite being a fan of both those film series, but I very distinctly remember a story about space pirates, a daddy daughter movie night, and beautiful snow.

This and Atlantis are among Disney's underrated gems. I absolutely loved this film and rewatching it now, you really do understand the themes better.

This is one of my favorites... I wish more people appreciated it.

This film was part of my childhood. I remember watching it. I didn't see it in theaters, but I did still see it in the mid to late 2000s. I remember adoring the film. Even Ben (early signs of an engineer perhaps?). I wanted to explore that world, figure out how its tech worked ... I still do. How are they able to breathe in space? How is any of this possible?

This video was made from the heart and I’m here for it. Thank you so much for teaching me about deep canvas, as a non-artist (at least not visual) I had no idea of what it was but it was always an effect that baffled me for how good it looked. I also never realized Jim’s visual evolution and that’s just brilliant, I wish I could come up with something as effective. Thanks again for the video !!

This is one of my favorite Disney movies, it's such a shame that its so underrated :")))

Lemme tell ya. I rewatched this movie recently, and at the very end when Silver asks Jim what he sees off his bow, and Jim replies with simply "A future", I DID NOT CRY. I DID NOT. FUCKING. CRY. I DID NOT. I AM INCAPABLE OF CRYING. THAT SCENE DID NOT SLAM ME LIKE AN EMOTIONAL FREIGHT TRAIN. I MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT CRY. Goodness, I will take every excuse to rewatch this film. It resonates with my soul.

As somebody who was forced to read the original Treasure Island in school and found it insufferably boring (amazing how forced reading does that to kids), I wholeheartedly agree with this video's title. And the fact that Silver is animated by my lifelong hero and the reason I'm an illustrator now as an adult - Glen Keane - definitely helps. lol

I remember watching this as a kid. I absolutely loved it and I was so sad to hear it didn't do well in the box office. I still mourn for the loss of the 2D animation department. You're right that the main point that draws you in is Jim and Silver's relationship. Seeing them both grow next to and with each other in such a natural way is so heartwarming. And at the very end, when Jim sees the clouds look Silver with the star as his cybernetic eye, it always makes me smile, as corny as it sounds. It's like a final nod that Jim likely wouldn't have become the man he now is without the brief, but meaningful time he spent with Silver.

This movie is the only one in existence I have gone researching for literally every single bit of extra lore and behind-the-scenes details I can get my hands on, that's how important it is to me.

Man........ this certainly takes me back. When this movie came out, my dad had this thing over the summer break where he would take one of my siblings and I out to just hang out. When it was my turn, Treasure Planet just opened in the theaters so my dad thought "why not" It really sucks to learn that it flopped cuz *I freaking LOVED this movie*. Everything was just spectacular, amazing, beautiful, awesome and the pinnacle of animation! I never knew what deep canvas was or how difficult and expensive it is but I truly wish Disney went back to it. The movies they're making now feel cheap, dull, predictable and boring. I would sacrifice everything Disney has put out for the past 6 years in order for this movie to get a sequel. Yes I am willing to make that sacrifice lol Also did you know there were plans for a sequel? A different youtuber I saw talked about it. There was a synopsis and while it did sound like fun, Disney had already pulled the plug on it so it got scrapped. The story was that Jim had entered the naval academy and while he's not hoity toity like his classmates, his quick thinking and his experience from the first movie gave him an edge. He even had a rival/ love interest introduced. Then the navy introduces their greatest ship in the history of the academy....... which gets stolen by pirates. Only Jim and his love interest sneak aboard and eventually they run into Silver and ask him for help. Jim is pro silver while his rival is all "but he's a pirate" and I kinda forgot how it's supposed to end. Regardless i totally agree that this movie is a *masterpiece*

I'm glad to see so many people here appreciate and love this film! As a kid, I saw the previews and knew I had to see this one. I convinced my parents to take me to Treasure Planet in an IMAX theater on christmas eve and I was totally blown away. Definitely the most underappreciated Disney flick!

When I was first recommended Treasure Planet by a friend a few years ago, I was cautiously optimistic. I trusted this friend's judgement of media, and so I had good reason to believe his praise. Starting the film I was skeptical. I was getting warning signs: Jim's characterisation, the early 00s pop rock, some of the blue humor. But then John Silver's speech to Jim completely floored me, and I knew this was more than just a modernised interpretation of a literary classic with some extra fluff on top to keep kids from getting bored. This is legitimately the superior version. Treasure Planet is now one of my favourite films, and the only film I can think of that gave the urge to watch it again immediately after finishing it.

The kid me LOVED this cartoon,along with Sinbad(listen,in my defence Eris was...)

I would go see this movie multiple times if it would ever be put back in the theater. Sadly I was simply too young to ever go see any of these great 2D movies by myself and I don’t think I was even aware of their existence either because I was too young. I wish my parents had just decided on their own to just take me to see some of these movies but I don’t remember them ever doing that and once I was old enough it was already too late because the movie industry had already decided to stop making 2D movies. That’s why I pray that sometime in the near future they will bring back this style of movie making but this time it’ll be here to stay forever.

Thanks for the explanation of what Deep Canvas was. I knew that it was a process that mixed 2D and 3D animation, but I didn't know how laborious and expensive it truly was. Amazing as the results are, it's sadly easy to see why so few films used it. Both Treasure Planet and Atlantis: The Lost Empire were my favorite Disney movies growing up. I still love both films, but while I noticed more of Atlantis's flaws as I got older, I came to love Treasure Planet even more. I adore the visual style and art direction of this movie, the story is one of Disney's best, and they nailed the relationship between Jim and Silver. It's a movie I come away with another thing to love after watching.

When I was a kid I had much the same outlook as Jimbo because I was in much the same boat, pun intended. My dad also left, I didn't know why when I was a kid and it drove my mom to the edge and she just had to keep working her ass off to keep us barely afloat. And since all we needed really was money to help things work out I felt so useless that all I could do was cost my mom more money. Again, I was in the same situation as Jim. And when Jim finally started to feel comfortable with himself it really spoke to me that maybe that could happen to me too. And when Arrow dies, and he completely shuts off and blames himself and goes back to those self destructive tendencies it was like watching myself on the screen and I cried and cried. Because he did what he was supposed to do as well as he could and it wasn't his fault it went wrong, but it was always his fault. It was crushing, and I knew exactly how hard it hurt. But when Silver comes up to him, it doesn't matter that we knew he was the villain, or if he was speaking the truth, or even that it was just a movie. Him telling Jim "You've got the makin's of greatness in ya" made me sob, and lose it because that's what matters and that's exactly what you need to hear. Those words kept me going for a long, long time. They still do deep down there most likely. It was just, perfect. This movie helped me through some of the toughest times in my life and I will never forget that. Anyway rant aside, love this movie, love the video, hats off to you Mr.Walrus for bringing me back to my old buddy Jim.

Great video! You did well summing up what makes this movie so great. Jim and Silver are some of my favorite characters ever, and their dynamic is simply perfection. I also always loved how morally gray Silver is as an antagonist, which is something one doesn't see every day in a western animated film. But yeah, really happy to see another fine video giving this movie some much earned love~

22:10 ok so I LOVE this small visual detail here, notice how they drew his neck, the muscle is strained showing how he is pulling his head away hard in order to not face silver, and his problems. It it also shows the physical energy of the shot, emphasizing the heavy hand of silver pulling on Jim, which also shows that Jim does care for him and realizes that he needs his help, weather he sees it or not. it's insane how just 3 lines can convey all of that.

Excellent use of music in this vid! This movie has been my favorite since I was a child, I remember watching it so many times that the disk wound up getting worn out and scratched despite the care that I showed to it. Revisiting it now that I'm in my mid 20s just makes it hit even harder, seeing the growth from uncertain and isolated into coming into one's own with the aid of someone believing in you. It's so brilliant

Okay, I need to find this movie. I remember I saw it when I was younger but I had forgotten so much of it. Looking back and watching your analysis of it, it’s pretty clear this movie was like Jim: lost and forgotten, abandoned and deprived of the respect and love it deserved.

I've always loved this film - even when I saw it as a kid. I've always been frustrated that it didn't get the marketing push it deserved. Also, I never noticed the change in Jim's costume - great catch!

The scene where Silver gives his speech to Jim is one of my favorite moments from the movie. My favorite being when Jim saves the crew from Treasure Planet blowing up.

I agree with pretty much everything here. The insane work done with deep canvas aside, the personal connections are insanely better than the original book

treasure planet was on a trailer for a few vhs tapes I was young. once we figured out that we could get movies from the library, we watched it and just loved it. my father loved the classics so we first watched the originals which made us appreciate treasure planet a whole lot more than some other friends of ours who hadn't. I was then shocked as a teenager when I started watching video critiques seeing people drop so much hate on this film. I'm really glad a lot of that is changing! Thanks for the great work!

This movie, like brother bear, was watched over and over in my house growing up. It was the first thing I watched when I got disney plus and the opening is one I will react to every time. I listen to Annapantsu's cover of the one song frequently, though I adore the original UKposts just doesn't throw that one at me as often. This movie is my childhood and shaped me in so many ways and I will not stand for people disliking it. It is absolutely in my top movies of all time.

I mean Outlaw Star did scifi treasure island before this... and had a Cat Girl (and has been a thing since... like the 70s). Considering how much Atlantis borrowed from anime as well... well *cough*. >.> At least Treasure Planet was much more original in execution.

This is one of the few that made me want to see more of the universe that was created. The art style, the animation, the writing, the characters, I loved every facet of this film as a kid and still to this day.

Just watched it. You are spot on. The relationship between Jim and Silver is everything here 🖤

I can't describe how emotional I get every time I watch this movie! Especially the scene with Jim just resting his head on Silver's belly is just *chefs kiss* You can really feel all of his emotion and I now want to cry...

This movie has been part of my life for so long. I love it so much. I recently watched it and it's so amazing. Jim connects the dots and he knows. He knows that Silver is the pirate who burned his house down, he knows he's the bad guy. But they still end up bonding. It's so. So. Good.

Love the video, first one of yours I've seen. Already subbed for more. I live in a quiet lil place called Zambia that only used to see movies like this after they've started to slow down at the box office, and I genuinely thought it was widely known and loved when compared to Titan A.E. One gripe tho, it's a great video but would have been perfect if it had a quote from Silver at the end before your send off

I saw this film in theater when I was 6 and I absolutely loved it! Couldnt remember what it was called for the longest time, but finally stumbled over it again a few years back. Really happy that you made this video, great job!